Flash Flood Warning

FFWILX

The National Weather Service in Lincoln has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for... Crawford County in east central Illinois... Clay County in south central Illinois... Southeastern Effingham County in south central Illinois... Jasper County in southeastern Illinois... Lawrence County in southeastern Illinois... Richland County in southeastern Illinois...

* Until 730 PM CDT Saturday.

* At 117 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. The expected rainfall rate is 1 to 2 inches in 1 hour. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.

HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

SOURCE...Radar.

IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as other poor drainage and low-lying areas.

* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include... Olney, Robinson, Flora, Lawrenceville, Newton, Sumner, Bridgeport, Oblong, Palestine, Louisville, Clay City, St. Francisville, Noble, Hutsonville, Edgewood, Xenia, Mason, Bible Grove, Flat Rock and Ste. Marie.